Cambodia was Thailand's most pressing foreign policy priority.The Preah Vihear Temple controversy eupted in 2008 under the administration of Samak Sundaravej Yingluck's predecessor and Thaksin's then-proxy,as UNESCO World Heritage status for the site revived a long-standing border dispute.Thai-Cambodian relations reached a nadir in 2009-11 under the Democrat Party-led government of Abhisit Vejjajiva.The anti-Thaksin yellow shirts and Abhisit's fiery foreign minister Kasit Piromya had been instrumental in the attack against Samak's government for allowing Cambodia's application to UNESCO. Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia also contributed to the bilaterel controversy and complications by taking Thaksin's side.ln 2011 prior to the election both sides engaged in military skirmishesin the contested 4.6 square